The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-16
Crimes

The latest information shows that Probate
Judge Follett. of Grand Rapids, Mich, is
not only thief, but is also forger. His
defalcaion is not less than $4,000.
The prosecuting attorney charges that
attempts have been made to corrupt some
Of the Jurors in the "Jake" Sharp bribery
case at New York, and the matter will be
investigated by the court.
At the hearing in the cases OF Crafts and
Ball, charged with the Mcneil train robbery
at Austin, Tex, relatives and friends OF
each prisoner testified positively to their
robbery
Al Pittsburg, Pa, Fred Hedimann. aged
S., an iron worker, cut off the head of his
10 months old child. beat his wife nearly to
death and cut his own throat, because, he
being a Lutheran and his wife Catholic,
the mother had had her child baptised in
her own church. The murderer and SUI
eide was sober man, but intolerant in re-
igion.
William Murray, q Chicago saloon keeper
was arrested charged with being one of a
gang of masked burglars who six years ago
broke into the house of Allen Fairbanks at
Wheaton and holding lighted matches to
the feet of the inmates compelled them to
disclosures Oh WneI0 SlU.UVO
bonds was concealed. Murray was safe un-
til a day or two ago he attempted to sell one
of the bonds.
Joseph Payne, a prominent young farm
or living IL miles from st. Joseph, Mo-, left
home Thursday night to attend church
concert at Wallace Friday morning his
a bullet through the lungs. No clue to the
perpetrator, although it was undoubtedly
done by any an enemy, as his pockets were
undisturbed.
At Pembroke, Ontario, David Gogolin,
the German who in October last killed Mrs.
Wherenthal, his tenant, because she re-
fused to vacate his house or pay rent, was
hanged June 9. A few minutes before the
drop fell GOgOlin sang favorlte German
hymn with q clear and unwaverlng voice,
apparently as cool as though an ordinary
church service was taking place. He died
without q struggle He made no state
ment.
Sixteen years ago, through jealousy,
Julius Albright, then of Quincy, ILL.,, pro-
cured a divorce from his young wife, and
removed to st. Louis. The lady married
Martin Curry and continued her residence
at Quincy, at which place Albright APP
peared and stealing up to the Curry resi-
dence on the evening OF the 9th, shot the
fifteen year old son of the Curry's in the
neck, probably fatal wound. Albright
says his shot was intended for the husband
nd father of the boy, toward whom he
held murderous enmity for having mar
ried the divorced wife and made for her a
happy home.
Col. j. C. Hancock, a wealthy farmer OF
Barnsvlile, Crawford Co, Pa, wasmurdered
i'm cold blood OH the 10th Col. Hancock had
for neighbor Rev. John A. Burnett. Mr..
Burnett objected to Hancock's having i'm
pounded some of his stock and quarrel'ing
with him, when Jerome Burnett, his IL
year-old son, stepped up. Leaving the two
men to t4er disputation, Jerome went half
a mile to his home, procured his shotgun
and returned. He sat on "A stump about 10
yards away from the men, apparently
oblivious to what was going on. As soon
as Col Hancock turned toward him
Jerome raised his gum and fired, the load
entering Hancock's heart. Mr.. Burnett
caught the body Of the falling man, not
realizing, the terrible tragedy which had
happened.